Prompt: Based on the first 40 minutes of the film and Chapters 1–11 of the book, does the visual version of Chris’s journey make his choices seem more justified or more reckless than the text does? Explain how the medium (film vs writing) shapes your perspective.

 Prompt Response: The visual version of Chris's journey makes his choices seem more reckless than the text does. With the film we are shown an accurate representation of Chris's journey and it provides the viewer to form their own opinions based on what they see, while the book has the reader base their opinions off of what the author believes leaving less material for the reader to use to form their opinions.


Summary: Watched the first 40 minutes of the Into the Wild movie.


Reflection: I learned that movies are able to change a person's understanding of media. Knowing this will better help me understand differing view points as I progress through my life.

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